• BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION INFORMATION

    Elections for Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees positions are held each May, with either two or three seats coming up for re-election as terms are three years in length. DSISD trustees do not represent "places"; they are at-large representatives. Three seats will be up for re-election in 2024:  Mary Jane Hetrick, Shannon O'Connor and Stefani Reinold. The election will take place May 4, 2024.

    BECOMING A TRUSTEE
    The first day to file a candidate application for a place on the May 4, 2024 ballot is January 17, 2024. The filing deadline is February 16, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Applications may be filed:

    • In person to: Center for Learning & Leadership at 300 Sportsplex Dr., Dripping Springs, TX 78620
    • By mail to: DSISD, attn: supt office, PO Box 479, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
    • By email to: katrina.walker@dsisdtx.us
    • By fax to: 512-858-3099

    Candidates for a school board of trustees in Texas must meet the following qualifications:

    • Be a United States Citizen
    • Be 18 years of age or older
    • Not be mentally incapacitated (as defined in policy)
    • Have not been convicted of a felony (as defined in policy)
    • Be a resident of Texas continuously for 12 months immediately preceding the filing deadline
    • Be a resident of the district continuously for 6 months immediately preceding the filing deadline
    • Be a registered voter from the territory of the office sought

    See Board Policy BBA Legal for details on the above qualifications and other specific requirements.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION
    Texas Secretary of State Election Information
    Texas Ethics Commission
    Certain Activities in Vicinity of Polling Places

    APPLICABLE POLICY

    NOTICE OF VOTING ORDER PRIORITY
    Pursuant to Section 63.0013, Election Code:  An election officer may give voting order priority to individuals with a mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to move around.

    • A person assisting an individual with a mobility problem may also, at the individual's request, be given voting order priority.
    • Disabilities and conditions that may qualify you for voting order priority include paralysis, lung disease, the use of portable oxygen, cardiac deficiency, severe limitation in the ability to walk due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, wheelchair confinement, arthritis, foot disorder, the inability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest, or use of a brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device.
    • Voters who wish to be given voting order priority, and be accepted for voting before others in line to vote at that polling place, may indicate this to any election officer serving at the polling place. The presiding election judge will determine whether the voter and the voter's assistant, if applicable, will be brought forward to the front of the line.